SynthesisWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2019
Prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity: a systematic review of meta-analyses.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Family Mealtimes: A Systematic Umbrella Review of Characteristics, Correlates, Outcomes and Interventions.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
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- Associations among Active Commuting to School and Prevalence of Obesity in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Gender Differences in Fundamental Motor Skills Proficiency in Children Aged 3-6 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Parent Involvement in Diet or Physical Activity Interventions to Treat or Prevent Childhood Obesity: An Umbrella Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of Strategies for Preventing Obesity and Risk Factors for Eating Disorders among Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
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- Effects of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention on Parental Stress.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2022Trial
- Management of Adolescent Obesity by Pediatricians in Western Macedonia, Greece: Updated Knowledge and Daily Clinical Practice in a Geographically Challenging Region.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Do Lifestyle Interventions Mitigate the Oxidative Damage and Inflammation Induced by Obesity in the Testis?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- ABC Grow Healthy Practices and Obesity-Related Health Behaviours in Family Child Care Homes in South Carolina.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- The need for tailoring school-based physical activity interventions: preliminary insights into body weight and cross-country differences from the DELICIOUS project.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Kindergarten-based obesity prevention trial based on self-regulation strategy: study protocol of the Wuhan preschoolers' healthy start project.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Self-Perception Profile, Body Image Perception and Satisfaction in Relation to Body Mass Index: An Investigation in a Sample of Adolescents from the Campania Region, Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Uncovering the Role of Selenite and Selenium Nanoparticles (SeNPs) in Adolescent Rat Adipose Tissue beyond Oxidative Balance: Transcriptomic Analysis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessing the impact of concurrent high-fructose and high-saturated fat diets on pediatric metabolic syndrome: A review.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024Review
- Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe goal of this systematic review is to synthesize the published meta-analyses assessing the role of nutritional, behavioral and physical activity factors/interventions on the prevention or treatment of pediatric and adolescent obesity.
methodsAn online search was conducted in PubMed (end-of-search: September 30, 2015); English-language meta-analyses pooling observational and/or interventional studies examining weight-related indices on children and adolescents were included.
resultsSixty-six meta-analyses corresponding to more than 900,000 children and adolescents were retrieved. The majority of meta-analyses included interventional studies most of which referred to mixed or combined interventions, including components such as diet, physical activity and sedentary behavior reduction. Discrepancies between meta-analyses on observational and interventional studies were noted. Combined interventions including physical activity and nutritional modifications seemed to represent the most effective means for tackling childhood obesity.
conclusionsSynthesis of interventional or observational evidence may yield discrepant results. The combination of enhanced physical activity and improved nutrition emerged as a promising intervention in the fight against childhood/adolescent obesity. However, further research is needed about the most effective multidimensional prevention strategy.
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